Best Friend's Brother 35

Halloween Part 3

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any characters used aside from my OC

Arriving at her lunch table, Natsumi sat down and was greeted by the sand siblings.

"Hey Natsumi" Kankuro greeted the girl.

Looking at the brown haired boy, Natsumi noticed that Kankuro had black and white skeleton face paint. To complement the look though he went a little more relaxed with his costume as it was a black hoodie that had a white ribcage and bones, then just plain black pants and shoes.

"Looking good Natsumi" Temari exclaimed smugly making an embarrassed blush cross the dark haired teen's face.

Temari had on a fitted red dress with short sleeves that hugged her body until reaching above her knees, where her fish net stockings were then exposed along with a pair of red high tops. For accessories the sandy haired blonde wore a pair of red devil horns on a red head band, a pair of silver stud earrings, and a black choker. For her makeup Temari opted out of her usual liner to do a more dramatic winged liner with black eye shadow that was blended out more to give a messier vibe.

'Not like you gave me much choice' Natsumi thought awkwardly as she smiled at Temari.

"I like your costume but you all look great" Natsumi said motioning to the trio.

"She means me" Kankuro and Temari said in unison before starting a small argument while Natsumi watched awkwardly.

"They're idiots sometimes but thank you" Gaara said gaining Natsumi's attention as she turned to him.

The red headed boy definitely had elements of both siblings in his costume as it looked both comfortable and well decorated. Natsumi could tell Gaara wore a black turtleneck underneath the assortment of dirtied bandages wrapped around his from his neck to his torso as it peaked through some of the more strategically torn bandages. For pants the boy had on a pair of black pants with black shoes (seemingly to keep the attention above his waist) but he also had bandages wrapped around his head at an angle while still allowing his red locks to be exposed. Natsumi noted that he looked paler than usual and the circles around his eyes seemed to be darker and blended out with a gray.

"Wow you even have makeup on" Natsumi replied looking over Gaara in amazement.

"Temari put it on me" Gaara said dejectedly earning a nod of understanding from Natsumi before she turned back to what was being said between Temari and Kankuro.

"Can't you just let me take the compliment?!" Kankuro asked.

"Why? She was talking to me" Temari replied.

"Well I'm sorry I thought the point was to wear a costume! Not come in your true form!" Kankuro shot back.

A dark look crossed the blonde girl's eyes before Kankuro audibly gulped in fear. The brown haired boy readied himself to make a dash for the door, when the attention of the table was gained by Ino and Sakura as the two girls arrived. It was silent as Natsumi and the sand siblings looked over the two girls.

"Do you guys like what you see?" Ino asked with a playful wink before taking her seat with Sakura.

Ino was a bat, in a very revealing costume. She had on a black sleeveless crop top that fitted her upper body very tightly. This was paired with a short black skirt that was made of tulle. On her head was a head band with bat ears and she also wore a pair of sheer black stockings with a pair of long black gloves and a pair of black shoes. For makeup the blonde wore black winged eyeliner with a silver glitter liner over top.

'Wow this school really doesn't care about dress codes' Natsumi thought. 'Also her parents were upset about her Homecoming dress but I'm sure that this shows more' Natsumi thought before Sakura loudly cleared her throat and gained the group's attention.

"Don't worry about Ino's costume, what do you guys think of mine?" Sakura asked.

Although Sakura's costume technically covered more than Ino's, it was still pretty revealing as it was a sleeveless black fitted dress that had a high neck and went to her mid-thigh. She accessorized with a black choker that had a large round bell around her neck and a pair of black cat ears. For makeup the pinkette kept had a black liner and inner corner liner to make her eyes more feline like along with the addition of black liner on her cheeks for whiskers.

"Sakura's just mad that my costume goes better with Sasuke's" Ino said earning confused looks from the other table's occupants. "You know because he's a vampire and they turn into bats" Ino explained earning weary nods before the blonde rolled her eyes, but upon doing so catching sight of something that made her gasp.

Turning to the source, Natsumi saw Choji and Shikamaru approaching. Her eyes lit up as she recognized Choji's costume. He was Oogie Boogie from a Nightmare before Christmas. He had on a large burlap sack material that was styled as a hoodie with the mouth opened at the hood to reveal Choji's face while the arms had exaggerated stiches going down his sleeves. But for pants Choji kept it simpler as he wore plain black pants and a pair of black shoes.

"I like your costume dude" Kankuro complimented Choji as he sat.

"Oh thanks my mom helped me with it" Choji replied with a proud smile.

"Forget your costume!" Ino exclaimed holding a hand up to silence Choji before pointing at Shikamaru. "What the hell are you wearing?!" Ino asked.

Shikamaru sighed heavily as he looked upwards. The Nara wore a pair of blue jeans with black high tops and a plain dark grey hoodie.

"Do you think you can lower your volume Ino?" Shikamaru asked in a bored tone.

"I thought I told you to wear a costume!" Ino snapped.

"It seemed so troublesome especially after I thought about how I could save the money and just wear casual clothes since it's technically dressing up in something other than the school's uniform" Shikamaru explained before setting down his tray next to Choji.

"You are such a lazy bum Shikamaru" Ino complained earning an eye roll from Shikamaru.

"It's not like I actually had a chance of winning" Shikamaru said.

Ino had a brow twitch in annoyance until her blue orbs lit up with an idea.

"Does anyone have tape?" Ino asked looking around to the others.

The table exchanged weary looks before Gaara held up a roll.

"I do in case my bandages rip" Gaara replied making a smile cross Ino's face as she took it from the red head.

"Perfect" Ino said before setting the roll down and producing a sheet of paper and a black marker.

The blonde girl quickly went about scribbling something on the sheet before flipping it over and attaching the tape to it. Everyone watched curiously aside from Shikamaru who had started to eat beside Choji.

"It's a good thing I brought my makeup bag then" Ino said making Shikamaru raise a brow at her as she started to make her way towards him.

Ino sat down beside the Naara, pushing him closer to Choji before he spoke.

"What are you talking abo- Hey!" Shikamaru started to ask before exclaiming in surprise as Ino gripped his shoulders and forced him to face her.

In a matter of seconds she went about working on his face while Shikamaru fought back minimally before giving up with a sigh as he simply shut his mouth and closed his eyes and allowed Ino to work in peace. The other members of the table watched with wide eyes except for Choji who happily went about eating his lunch.

"Shikamaru and I learned to just let Ino have her way a long time ago" Choji said with a mouth full of chips as he noted the looks of astonishment from the others.

When Ino finished she quickly leaned back with a satisfied smile before slapping her make shift sign on the front of Shikamaru's hoodie and pressing down the tape. Ino made her way back to her seat next to Sakura while the others watched Shikamaru sigh before opening his eyes and turning to them. Ino had used dark eye shadows under his eyes to give the appearance of sunken eyes, along with purplish blues to give the appearance of a bruise and a black line with smaller lines to look like a stitched scar on his cheek.

"Oh she made you a zombie" Kankuro pointed out as Shikamaru looked at the table.

"'This is my costume'" Gaara read the sign on Shikamaru's chest as Shikamaru too looked down at it.

"It's not my best work but it's a whole lot better than what you had before" Ino said with a confident smile while Shikamaru sighed.

"What a drag" Shikamaru sighed taking his seat again as the others laughed.

Ino opened her mouth to retort before the attention of the table turned to Naruto and Sasuke as the pair sat. Naruto wore a pair of black pants and shoes with an orange hoodie that had his family's sealing circle on it and a pair of pointed fox ears attached to the top of the hood.

"Hey guys" Naruto greeted his friends as they all took in his costume before returning his greeting.

"Hey Naruto" Shikamaru said followed by a nod from Choji.

"What's with your costume" Sakura asked the blonde who gave a light chuckle as he smiled at the pinkette.

"Oh um ... the old perv gave me the idea a while back when he was in town. We started talking about the stories he used to tell me growing up and I figured the fox demon would be pretty cool to do" the blonde explained making the impressed looks cross the faces of his tablemates.

"Didn't we cover that story in history class last year?" Choji asked.

"Yeah when we were going over old stories and how they translated to history" Ino replied.

"Wow Naruto I didn't take you as one to do something so ... smart?" the girl said not really seeming too sure if she was using the right word.

"Oh thanks Sakura I like yours a lot more though" Naruto said making Natsumi inwardly gagged as she realized Naruto missed the insult in that sentence.

"Oh Sakura's might be nice but I don't think either of you hold a candle to Sasuke's" Ino said sending a flirtatious wink to the Uchiha who wore no expression.

Sakura narrowed her eyes at Ino before elbowing the blonde in the side and turning to the Uchiha with a smile.

"So Sasuke what made you decide to dress up as a vampire?" Sakura asked.

"His boyfriend" Natsumi mumbled under her breath, earning an elbow to her side from Sasuke before Naruto answered.

"Actually I picked it out for him" Naruto said regaining the attention of the others as Sasuke gave Natsumi a warning look that made her roll her eyes before turning her attention back to the others.

"Hello friends" Sai suddenly said walking up to the table with his tray in hand as everyone's mouths dropped open in shock.

Sai was wearing a pair of black shoes and a pair of black pants with the classic orange and black jacket Naruto usually wore outside of school.

"Sai why are you wearing Naruto's jacket?" Sakura asked with a confused expression on her face.

"Are you supposed to be Naruto?" Choji asked earning a nod from the pale boy as everyone gave him perplexed looks.

"Why?" Ino asked in disbelief.

"Halloween is about dressing up as something you're not" Sai replied as he sat down. "So I'm an idiot" Sai went on making the table fall silent before turning to Naruto.

"What do you mean idiot?!" Naruto asked angrily. "Wait a minute is this why you borrowed my jacket?!" Naruto asked reaching across the table and grabbing Sai by the front of his jacket.

"Believe it!" Sai said imitating Naruto's line with his usual smile as the table broke into laughter.

Yet the act was the last straw that sent Naruto over the table to begin choking the pale boy until being pulled off by Shikamaru and Sakura. After these antics settled and everyone was back in their seats, Ino regained the attention of the table as she spoke.

"At least Sai dressing up as Naruto wasn't the strangest costume choice we've seen today" Ino said trying to lighten the mood.

"Oh yeah I heard Lee was dressed as Gai-sensei today" Kankuro pointed out.

"How does that work because I thought both wore green jumpsuits?" Sakura asked.

"He's wearing a jumpsuit that's too big for him" Shikamaru replied.

"I heard he was wearing one of Gai-sensei's old jumpsuits" Choji interjected making the entire table go silent as they process what that meant.

"I heard a rumor they don't wear anything under the suits" Ino said breaking the silence of the table as the boy's at the table notably paled.

"Gross" Sakura commented as an awkward silence befell the table yet again.

"Anyways I heard Tenten was a nurse today" Ino said changing the subject again.

"Yeah she borrowed my uniform from the hospital" Sakura replied.

"I heard she's wearing it with a nametag that says 'Tsunade'" Sai said making a confused look cross Natsumi's face.

"Why?" Natsumi asked curiously.

Sakura and Ino's eyes lit up in surprise before one of them bothered to explain.

"I guess you really wouldn't know since you're not from Konoha" Ino said making Natsumi raise a brow in question.

"Tenten highly admires Lady Tsunade" Sakura said now gaining the dark haired girl's attention. "Before she became Principal of Konoha High, she was a leading medical researcher for Konoha University and renowned as one of the top surgeons in Japan" Sakura explained.

"How did she end becoming the principal here?" Natsumi asked.

"Her grandfather passed on the school to her in his will" Ino replied.

"Yeah when he passed away she moved back to Konoha to take over the school" Sakura explained.

"But that's not all she did" Ino cut in.

"After spending so much time out of Konoha, she realized that growing up in a larger city could give students a lot more opportunities to patent their resumes with volunteering so she was inspired to upstart the volunteer program here" Sakura explained making Natsumi nod in understanding.

"The one you and Ino do?" Natsumi asked earning a nod from the pair. "Wait so why did she need to borrow your uniform? Is she not in the program with you two?" Natsumi asked curiously.

It grew quiet as Ino and Sakura exchanged weary looks before replying.

"It's really competitive to get in" Ino stated.

"And Tenten doesn't really have the stomach for ... some of the things we deal with" Sakura said making Natsumi's eyes light up in realization before she nodded in understanding.

"Enough of that boring talk about Granny Tsunade, she has enough fans" Naruto said releasing a yawn as Ino and Sakura narrowed their eyes at him. "We should be talking about what we're going to be doing tonight since we still don't have a plan" the blonde went on making Ino and Sakura's eyes light up in excitement.

"Oh yeah" Ino said excitedly.

"I still think we should just stay in and watch scary movies" Shikamaru said raising a hand as he rested his cheek against the palm of the other while his elbow propped up his head.

"You are so lame sometimes" Ino complained.

"Well it's not like we have too many other options" Shikamaru retorted.

"Yeah I haven't heard of any parties since there's apparently this huge underground thing going on tonight" Naruto added.

"I heard about that too" Sakura agreed.

"What do you mean?" Temari asked curiously.

"There's this huge secret party tonight somewhere on the out skirts of town but it's supposed to be super hard to find unless you have all the clues to find it and I heard you can't get in unless you have the flyer when you get there" Sakura replied.

"That could be interesting" Temari said with a small smirk.

"You're forgetting that we don't have a flyer or the clues to find it though" Kankuro pointed out as he took a bite out of the apple on his tray.

Natsumi looked around as the table as her friends released sighs of discontent. After releasing her own deep breath, the dark haired girl pulled the folded up flyer from her pocket before holding up.

"I have a flyer" Natsumi said, immediately gaining the attention of the table as everyone turned to her with shocked expressions (aside from Sasuke who didn't care so he merely glanced at her with a raised brow).

"No way!" Naruto exclaimed in disbelief. "How'd you get a flyer?" the blonde asked curiously before being handed the folded paper by Natsumi.

Natsumi watched as the eyes of her friends all directed to her.

"Um the party is being hosted by the Akatsuki and I just happened to get one from the drummer because he's the intern for my art class" Natsumi replied wearily.

"Which intern?" Kankuro asked. "And when did you get it because they haven't been here all week" Kankuro pointed out making Natsumi's brows raise in alarm.

"Probably Deidara since he's infatuated with her" Sai suddenly said gaining the attention of the table as Natsumi stiffened. "I'm correct aren't I? It's most likely an attempt to create a bonding moment between the two" Sai stated making Natsumi's face light ablaze in red as the others laughed.

"It must be nice to have inside connections" Temari teased making Natsumi's blush darken as Temari smiled and winked at her.

"I-It's not like that at all" Natsumi defended herself shaking her hands in front of her as the others chorused in laughter again.

By now Natsumi felt like she was radiating steam with how hot her face felt.

"It's ok Natsumi" Naruto said reassuringly as he placed a hand on Natsumi's back. "On the bright side you got us the flyer we need for tonight" the blonde said before removing his hand and starting to unfold the sheet.

At this point the point on Naruto's face fell as a blank expression crossed the boy's face.

"I don't have a clue about any of these" Naruto admitted making the table fall silent until Shikamaru released a heavy sigh.

"Give it here, I guess I'll have to figure it out ... what a drag" Shikamaru complained as he held a hand out for the paper.

As Naruto handed it over everyone eagerly watched Shikamaru's eyes run over the flyer before starting to excitedly discuss their excitement. Yet Natsumi was distracted from this as she felt Sasuke lightly pump her shoulder.

"Did you get that flyer from them yesterday?" Sasuke asked in a low voice.

"Yeah" Natsumi replied wearily. "Is that ok?" she asked feeling on edge as she glanced at the Uchiha.

"Hn" the Uchiha replied simply making Natsumi raise a brow at him before turning back to the others.

"Alright I have this figured out" Shikamaru announced making the table go silent in anticipation of what he would say. "It's going to be held at an abandoned warehouse that we'll need to walk through the woods to get to" Shikamaru said.

"You want us to walk through the woods at night on Halloween?" Kankuro asked rhetorically. "Should we also not charge our phones in case we need to call for help?" the boy asked sarcastically making Temari scoff.

"You watch too many scary movies, we'll be fine as long as we're all together" Temari chastised the boy before returning the attention to Shikamaru.

"I know the woods around Konoha pretty well since I would go for walks to find quiet places to nap where no one could disturb me, so I think I know the path that's being described" Shikamaru stated.

"Wow you actually put work into something just to keep being lazy" Ino said in disbelief.

"It looks like it won't start until later so we have plenty of time to do other things before meeting up and heading over" Shikamaru said, ignoring Ino while earning nods of understanding from the others. "Also according to the memo on the back, we shouldn't have to pay whatever cover charge it takes to get in" Shikamaru pointed out as the others smiled before looking to Natsumi.

"Looks like we're going to the party" Ino said happily.

"Yeah and it's all thanks to you Natsumi" Sakura said with a kind smile.

"Hn" Natsumi replied with a nod before the teens returned their attention to their trays as they went about talking about their plans for the evening.

...

Although Natsumi was happy that her friends were excited about attending the party, she couldn't help but let her mind wonder to a certain older Uchiha. She had hoped that she could distract herself from her thoughts of the dark haired male, but unfortunately her teachers didn't have much of a lesson in plan as Kurenai-sensei decided to use her class as a makeup day while Kakashi-sensei opted to play a movie for his English class while he sat off to the side and read.

'Itachi ... I wonder if he actually expects to see me tonight ... not like it really matters though, especially after the talk we had' Natsumi thought trying to keep a composed face as she stared ahead at the front.

Yet as much as she tried, she couldn't bring herself to concentrate on the movie and as far as she could tell Kakashi really didn't seem to care as a lot of the other students were either on their phones or sleeping.

'Why do I even care?' Natsumi wondered now taping her fingers on top of her desk. 'Why can't I just get over it? It's just some stupid crush and if I got over Kakashi then getting over Itachi should be a snap' Natsumi thought now letting her gaze wonder to the silver haired man who stared intently at the page of his opened book with eyes filled with intrigue. 'Maybe Sasuke's right ... I might have the worst taste in guys' Natsumi thought before dropping her head onto her desk and releasing a deep breath.

This didn't last long though, as Natsumi immediately lifted her head upon hearing the classroom door open. She watched as Obito-sensei stuck his head in and waved to Kakashi before entering holding a cup of coffee and a Halloween themed donut that was decorated to look like a pumpkin.

"Hey Kakashi, Asuma went to get donuts during his prep so I grabbed you one with a coffee" Natsumi heard Obito say as Kakashi lifted his gaze from his book and rising from his seat to start toward his dark haired friend.

Obito made his way over to meet Kakashi half way before handing the items over to the silver haired man and turning to make his way to the door, yet stopping his suddenly heard a curse escape Kakashi's mouth before turning to see Kakashi fumble the items with his book.

The class watched Kakashi to see what he would choose to let fall and in the end it was his coffee and book (which was no real surprise), while the donut tumbled down and hit the front of his vest before falling to the floor.

"You really have your priorities set" Obito laughed as Kakashi sent a glare his way. "But that was a really good catch" the Uchiha said continuing to laugh while the class silently agreed.

Kakashi rolled his eyes at the antics of his friend before setting his coffee down on his desk and looking at the spot the donut hit him.

"That's why you shouldn't have bothered trying to cover your scar with the headband ... Always trying to be the cool guy and look what that got you" Obito criticized, making an irk mark appear on Kakashi's head as the student's tried to stifle their laughter at the exchange between the two teachers.

Natsumi watched as Kakashi removed his head band before unzipping the green vest he wore to remove it. As he let the vest drop from his shoulders, he exposed the blue shirt underneath before fully taking off the vest and examining it while running a hand through his silver hair as he sighed.

"I hope this doesn't stain, Asuma won't appreciate ruining a rental" Kakashi said making Obito shake his head.

By now Natsumi didn't realize she was staring at Kakashi, until feeling Sasuke poke her in the cheek.

"You're drooling" Sasuke said quietly, making Natsumi blink before turning to him with alarm filled eyes.

The dark haired girl immediately brought a hand to her mouth to feel for said drool but feeling nothing and earning a smirk from the Uchiha as her face burned with pink hue of embarrassment. Turning her attention away from Sasuke, Natsumi willed her face to return to its neutral color as she stared at her desk with furrowed brows.

'What is wrong with me? I'm over my crush on Kakashi ... but I can still admit that he's pretty attractive ... wait a minute at what point did I realize I don't like Kakashi but I can still find him attractive?' Natsumi thought with her brows shooting up in surprise. 'Well I guess I started out liking him because I was attracted to him ... but I didn't like Itachi just because how he looked ... even if he is really cute ...' Natsumi thought before shaking the thought from her head. 'No stay focused ... I stopped liking Kakashi after spending a day with him and getting to know him ... but I don't really see myself spending a Saturday with Itachi to get to know him so I can stop liking him' Natsumi thought releasing a heavy sigh before letting her head once again fall to her desk. 'I hate having feelings' Natsumi thought.

The bell then sounded sending Obito-sensei out of the room while Kakashi stopped the movie and the students who didn't have him for Math filed out of the class. When class started Kakashi informed the students that they would be watching a movie and tracking the number of terms they recognized from their text books (which was just a cop out to allow Kakashi to read more of his book in silence). Nothing eventful took place for the remainder of class until class was close to dismissal.

"Alright guys so as you know we have an assembly today so when you get to your last period class you'll take role with your teacher and then head to the auditorium" Kakashi instructed just as the bell rang and he waved off his class.

"Leave it to Kakashi-sensei to tell us something like that at the last minute" Naruto complained as he walked alongside Natsumi and Sasuke with his hands folded behind his head. "I didn't even know we were supposed to have an assembly today" Naruto went on.

"He probably just now remembered to tell us" Sasuke said making Naruto huff in annoyance while Natsumi rolled her eyes at the two boys.

It didn't take long to take roll with Guy-sensei before the students started toward the auditorium. The assembly discussed the basics of the student's attendance for the month and it's correlation to the test scores and grades for the month before finally awarding the winner of the costume contest at the end. After being dismissed the friend group gathered outside the school and agreed on a time to meet before disbursing.

...

Deidara released a heavy sigh as he walked away from Kakuzu. The Akatsuki had just arrived at the venue to be used for their performance when the manager called the blonde over in a stern tone.

"What happened?" Hidan asked curiously as Deidara took a seat on the ground beside where the white haired man was leaning on the wall.

"I talked to him about that guy setting up the path with some things to scare our guests and he told me to shut it down or the blood decorating the path would be mine" Deidara said earning a snicker from Hidan. "So now I have to call that guy to let him know the plans off" Deidara said.

"Well I can't say I'm surprised" Hidan said looking at the blonde. "So does that mean you're giving up on scaring the kid?" he asked.

Deidara gave the man a blank stare before a smirk crossed his lips.

"Of course I had a backup plan ... A true artist knows better than to expect things to go perfectly, if there's a mistake, you improvise and in the end it can be even better than the original piece in mind" Deidara said catching the attention of a certain masked man who was listening nearby.

"Do I even want to know what you have planned?" Hidan asked raising a brow at Deidara.

"Let's just say I've decided to make the most out of the deal Kakuzu discussed with the fraternities and sorties" Deidara said proudly.

"What does that have to do with the kid?" Hidan asked.

"I talked some guys from frat group ΘΠΩ (Theta, Pi, Omega) into hassling her until I come to her rescue" Deidara said making Hidan's brows rise in alarm.

"Aren't those fuckers known for trying to take advantage of chicks?" Hidan asked wearily.

"Yeah but I wanted it to be believable un" Deidara replied. "Besides I'll be there to step in before anything happens" the blonde said dismissively.

"Oh yeah and what are you going to do if Itachi's brother or one of her other friends comes to her rescue before you?" Hidan asked making Deidara scoff.

"That's not going to happen because I already talked to some of the sorority girls to keep her little friends distracted so none of them get in the way" Deidara explained making Hidan roll his eyes.

"You're fucking sick" Hidan said earning a glare from the blonde before shaking his head and walking off while Tobi processed this new information nervously.

'No matter what Tobi will protect Natsumi' Tobi thought before being called over by Yahiko to help with the sound check.

...

After school Natsumi and Hinata went home with the sand siblings and were currently sitting in Temari's room as the blonde girl went about doing the hair and makeup for the pair. Natsumi curiously looked around from her seat at the foot of Temari's bed as Temari went about applying a shimmery white shadow to Hinata's lids. Her room was small but not too cramped as she had a full sized bed with a tan dresser and a matching desk. Her walls were white with a few pictures of her and her siblings hanging on the walls along with an array of decorative fans.

"Hey Temari where did you get all the fans from?" Natsumi asked.

Temari lifted her gaze from Hinata's eyes to glance to Natsumi before looking to the fans on her walls.

"My father sends them from his business trips" Temari said.

"Hn" Natsumi replied with nod before Temari gave her a small smile and returned her attention to Hinata as she went about pressing the shadows onto the girl's lid.

"This will really help draw attention to your eyes" Temari said as she went about blending the shadow.

Hinata's light purple hues fluttered open as Temari placed a hand under the girl's chin and turned her head from side to side.

"I think I'll add some eyeliner and mascara and then you should be done" Temari said before getting up from her bed and making her way over to her opened makeup bag that sat at the edge of her desk.

Temari worked in silence until she wore a satisfied smile as she looked over Hinata's completed face. The Hyuga gave the blonde a grateful smile before Temari turned her attention to Natsumi.

"Are you sure you don't want to wear a lipstick or something? I think a black one would look great with your winged liner" Temari said earning a small smile and head shake no from Natsumi.

Temari opened her mouth to protest before being cut off by her phone ringing. Temari looked over to her device that was currently plugged in on her desk before getting up and making her way over to answer it.

"Hello" Temari spoke into her device. "Yeah we were just about done getting ready" Temari said after a while. "Oh yeah? Well whenever you guys are ready just text me the address on where to meet ... Ok yeah I'll make sure to let her know... Ok see you then slacker" Temari said teasingly as Natsumi and Hinata exchanged knowing looks of who Temari was on the phone with.

Temari wore a small smile before hanging up and shaking her head. Upon noticing the gazes of Natsumi and Hinata, her smile fell before being replaced with a light pink blush.

"Why are you two looking at me like that?" Temari asked making a smirk cross Natsumi's face while Hinata let a small giggle escape.

"You didn't say 'love you' before hanging up" Natsumi said in a teasing tone that earned her a narrowed gaze from Temari before she broke into laughter with Hinata.

"Very funny you two" Temari said rolling her eyes at the pair before clearing her throat to regain her composure. "That was Shikamaru" Temari tried in serious tone.

"We know" Natsumi said making Temari give her a warning look.

"He called to say we'll be heading out to meet up soon. Him, Choji, and Ino just need to pick up Shino and Kiba while Naruto and Sasuke get Sakura and Sai." She informed the pair earning nods of understanding. "Oh yeah that reminds me, are Neji and his friends coming? We never got a straight answer from them earlier" Temari asked looking to Hinata.

"I'm not too sure, I can text him" Hinata offered with a shrug.

"No it's alright, I'm sure Shikamaru will text them when we're supposed to meet" Temari said just before her phone dinged indicating that she got a text. "Looks like Shikamaru put us all in a group chat" Temari said looking at her phone before her door suddenly swung open.

"Are you guys ready to go?" Kankuro asked impatiently. "Gaara and I were hoping to beat Naruto to the meeting spot" He said.

"Why? Neither of you are driving" Temari pointed out raising a brow at her brother who sighed in annoyance.

"Shikamaru and Naruto bet that we'd get there last since our car has the most girls" Kankuro said striking a nerve with his sister.

"Get in the car" Temari commanded making a smirk cross Kankuro's face.

"I'll get Gaara" he said before turning to leave.

"Someone's inner feminist is fired up" Natsumi commented before earning look that made her shut her mouth.

"If that lazy guy thinks he can assume something like that he has another thing coming so let's go" she said earning obedient nods from Natsumi and Hinata before the two rose to follow her out to the car where Kankuro and Gaara waited.

The drive to the meeting place took the teens to the outskirts of Konoha. The teens parked in an empty lot for what was supposed to be the new shopping district but never worked out. Shikamaru stood leaning against his vehicle with Choji and Ino beside him as Kiba and Shino exited the car. Temari's car was the second to arrive. Temari drove while Kankuro sat up front and Natsumi and Hinata sat in the back with Gaara. After Temari parked the teens began to exit just as Neji arrived with Tenten and Lee in his white car.

"So I heard that you had a bet with Naruto that we would show up last" Temari said as she shut her door and looked at Shikamaru.

The Nara released a sigh as he stood with his hands in his pockets.

"Great now I owe Naruto twenty bucks" Shikamaru complained as Temari made her way over to the boy and placed a hand on her hip.

Everyone shared a laugh over the exchange of the pair before greeting each other just as Naruto pulled into the lot. Naruto drove with Sasuke sitting shot gun and Sakura and Sai in the back.

"Sorry we were late guys" the blonde boy apologized as he exited his car with a sheepish smile as he ran a hand through his locks. "So where's the party?" Naruto asked looking around the empty lot with a confused expression before the others looked to Shikamaru for a response.

"We're going to need to walk through the woods" Shikamaru said making the others deadpan.

"Why didn't we just drive there?" Naruto asked folding his hands behind his head.

"Because either way we'd have to walk through the woods" Shikamaru replied.

"Wait are we not taking the same path as everyone else?" Ino asked crossing her arms over her chest as she looked at Shikamaru.

Shikamaru sighed again before bringing a hand up to pinch the bridge of his nose.

"No we're not because that path is going to be crowded and I don't want to deal with other people before we get there" Shikamaru explained.

"Then how are you sure that we'll even get there?" Sakura asked.

"I already told you guys I know these paths well enough. Besides if we go this way then we can leave our cars here and walk less" Shikamaru said making the teens sweat drop.

"You are such a lazy bum" Ino complained while face palming. "But I guess I don't mind as long as we don't get lost in the woods" she said earning nods of agreement from the others before Shikamaru started to lead the group into the woods.

The teens stayed close as the walk seemed very sketchy to be taking at night. Natsumi made sure she didn't fall too far behind but made sure not to stick too close as she didn't want to listen in on the lecture Temari had for Shikamaru. She kept an eye on the pair, making sure not to get pulled in and fro what she could tell that seemed to be what everyone else was doing. When the teens finally arrived near the clearing, they noticed the various colors of flashing lights from the top windows of the building and the loud music that boomed through the speakers that seemed to shake the whole ground.

"It looks like the entrance is on the other side but we should go ahead and draw here" Shikamaru said bringing the group to a halt while Natsumi looked around with a confused expression.

Taking notice to the perplexed look worn by the dark haired teen, Kiba walked over to Natsumi.

"We draw straws whenever we go to a party where there's alcohol just so we can make sure not everyone gets plastered" Kiba said making Natsumi raise a brow in question before Shikamaru approached her with the straws in hand as he motioned for the pair to take one.

"This is just something we do so that the DD's don't have to play the role of babysitter for everyone" Shikamaru explained earning a nod of understanding from Natsumi as she and Kiba drew two short straws from the Nara's hand. "And it looks like you two are going to be sober sitters" tonight Shikamaru said before turning to let the others draw.

"That sucks" Ino commented as Natsumi glanced toward her. "Especially since its Natsumi's first party" the blonde said.

"If you want to drink, I can trade with you" Sakura offered holding up her long straw to Natsumi.

Natsumi shook her head no before feeling Kiba sling an arm over her shoulders.

"It's alright Natsumi, I'll make sure you have a great time even if we aren't drinking" Kiba said giving the girl his signature grin before Shikamaru called the attention of the group.

"Ok so it looks like Natsumi, Kiba, and Lee all drew the shorter straws so they'll be in charge of keeping an eye on everyone who's drinking. But just because you have a babysitter it doesn't mean you can go crazy so make sure to watch your drinks and keep an eye on each other as well" the Nara said earning nods from the group before the teens started toward the entrance.

'And so begins our night' Natsumi thought feeling a nervous pit as they walked onwards.

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A/N: That's the chapter ... originally it was longer but then in the editing process I was told it would be too long so I had to split it up. This chapter mainly contained the costume descriptions for the rest of the group while the next chapter will focus more on what will happen at the party... things will get really interesting. Anyways I'm hopeful I can get back on track for updating every Sunday. I appreciate all the comments I've been getting so thank you to all of you for the kind words. Also I plan to post to my Instagram at some point this week so the picture of everyone in their Halloween costume can be seen at ashlynnrae98. But on a different note, please feel free to let me know your thoughts in the comments because I love reading them until next time friends!